Comparing Violence Over the Life Span in Samples of Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Cohabitants

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Tjaden ◽  
Nancy Thoennes ◽  
Christine J. Allison
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Male Couples ◽  
History Of ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data

Using data from a nationally representative telephone survey that was conducted from November 1995 to May 1996, this study compares lifetime experiences with violent victimization among men and women with a history of same-sex cohabitation and their counterparts with a history of marriage and/or opposite-sex cohabitation only. The study found that respondents who had lived with a same-sex intimate partner were significantly more likely than respondents who had married or lived with an opposite-sex partner only to have been: (a) raped as minors and adults; (b) physically assaulted as children by adult caretakers; and (c) physically assaulted as adults by all types of perpetrators, including intimate partners. The study also confirms previous reports that intimate partner violence is more prevalent among gay male couples than heterosexual couples. However, it contradicts reports that intimate partner violence is more prevalent among lesbian couples than heterosexual couples. Overall study findings suggest that intimate partner violence is perpetrated primarily by men, whether against same-sex or opposite-sex partners.

Attitudinal Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Adults

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Simon ◽  
Mark Anderson ◽  
Martie P. Thompson ◽  
Alex E. Crosby ◽  
Gene Shelley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Never Married ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
Using Data

Attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important correlate of violent behavior. This study examined acceptance of IPV using data collected from a nationally representative telephone survey of 5,238 adults. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to test for associations between sociodemographic characteristics, exposure to violence, question order, and acceptance of hitting a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend under specific circumstances. Depending on the circumstance examined, acceptance of IPV was significantly higher among participants who were male and younger than 35; were non-White; were divorced, separated, or had never married; had not completed high school; had a low household income; or were victims of violence within the past 12 months. Participants were more accepting of women hitting men; they also were consistent’; more likely to report tolerance of IPV if they were asked first about women hitting men rather than men hitting women. Reports of IPV tolerance need to be interpreted within the context of the survey. Efforts to change IPV attitudes can be tailored to specific IPV circumstances and subgroups, and these efforts should emphasize that the use of physical violence is unacceptable to both genders.

Victim, Police, and Prosecutorial Responses to Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Criminal Justice Response

Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) and the criminal justice response to such incidents is extensive, but the majority of this research has focused on IPV perpetrated by men against women in heterosexual partnerships. Yet, recent research has indicated that the prevalence of IPV among LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) individuals may be as high as or higher than that of the general population. At the same time, a significant body of research has examined police and prosecutorial responses to IPV; again, the overwhelming majority of this research has also focused on heterosexual partners. Following this, the current research uses National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data to create dyads of both opposite-sex (i.e., male–female and female–male) and same-sex partners (i.e., male–male and female–female) to investigate the joint relationship between sex, sexual orientation, and three different criminal justice outcomes: victim refusal to cooperate with police, police decision to arrest, and the prosecutorial decision to deny a case.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay and Bisexual Men

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Finneran ◽  
Rob Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male Couples ◽  
And Bisexual

Examinations of gay and bisexual men’s (GBM) perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV), including their perceptions of events likely to precipitate IPV, are lacking. Focus group discussions with GBM (n = 83) yielded 24 unique antecedents, or triggers, of IPV in male–male relationships. Venue-recruited survey participants (n = 700) identified antecedents that were likely to cause partner violence in male–male relationships, including antecedents GBM-specific currently absent from the literature. Chi-square tests found significant variations in antecedent endorsement when tested against recent receipt of IPV. Linear regression confirmed that men reporting recent IPV endorsed significantly more IPV antecedents than men without recent IPV (β = 1.8155, p < .012). A better understanding of the IPV event itself in male–male couples versus heterosexual couples, including its antecedents, can inform and strengthen IPV prevention efforts.

When Is It Abuse? How Assailant Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Protection Orders Influence Perceptions of Intimate Partner Abuse

Partner Abuse ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Russell ◽  
Kristine M. Chapleau ◽  
Shane W. Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Protection Orders ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Influence Perceptions

Incidents of intimate partner violence (IPV) are considered more serious when perpetrated by a male than when perpetrated by a female, and IPV among gay men and lesbians are perceived as less serious than IPV among heterosexual couples. This study examines how assailant and victim sexual orientation and protection orders (POs) influence individuals’ evaluations of abuse in a case of simple assault. Respondents (N = 640 college students) were provided with scenarios of IPV among opposite- and same-sex couples with or without a PO. IPV was more likely to be perceived as abuse when a PO was in effect but less likely to be considered abuse when the couple was gay/lesbian. The IPV incident was most likely to be considered abuse when perpetrated by a heterosexual male and least likely to be considered abuse when perpetrated by a gay male. Female respondents were more likely to consider IPV more abusive when perpetrated by heterosexuals with POs than gay/lesbians with or without a PO. Although male respondents rated IPV between opposite- and same-sex couples with a PO similarly, they were less likely to identify IPV abuse in same-sex conditions when no PO was issued. Current findings emphasize some of the disparities in perceptions of what constitutes abuse among same- and opposite-sex couples.

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